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February 27, 2015

Buoyed by over two dozen events, the fourth edition of the Kingston Book Festival (KBF) will spread from bookstores to libraries, to bars, the streets, and even the prisons of Kingston. The dynamic and growing festival will take place from March 1 to 8.

Pulling in the largest turnout to date for the 2015 celebration of Reggae Month, the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA's)-organised Reggae Praise was a success. This was due to Christians and non-Christians alike braving intermittent showers to attend the inaugural staging.

Since his passing in 1981, the Honourable Robert Nesta Marley's music has outlived that of several noted performers globally. Marley's appropriately titled Legend album has sold over 250,000 copies annually, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and is only the 17th album to exceed sales of 10 million copies since SoundScan began its tabulations in 1991.

10 YEAR OLD BOY FOUND DEAD IN MANDEVILLE

A 10-year-old boy was found dead in a water tank in Mandeville, Manchester yesterday.

Reports from the police are that a missing person report was filed at the Mandeville police station at 11:30 am on saturday for Damain Findlay who lives with his mother at a Greenvale address in Mandeville.

His clothes was seen beside a tank in Greenvale minutes after 8 a.m. yesterday. The Fire Brigade was summoned, who then pumped the water from the tank. The missing boy's body was subsequently found.

No foul play has been identified at this time in the death of Damain, a student of Mandeville Primary and Junior High School.